There will be a meeting tonight at the Fayetteville Public Library about a new hog factory that is planned for an area near the Buffalo River. Those opposed to the factory say it will have a negative impact on the environment. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) issued a C&H Farms a permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) in August 2012. The ADEQ determined the fertilizer used in nearby land would not have an effect on Big Creek or the Buffalo National River.

C&H is permitted to keep 2500 sows weighing 55 pounds or more and 4000 swine weighing less than 55 pounds.

“We’re here to protect the environment living at home. I mean, we’re farmers. Farmers have been taking care of the land for generations,” Henson said.

A town hall meeting scheduled for Wednesday plans to address water quality concerns. Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan and an Ozark water quality specialist will answer questions.